June 23, 2015
Colombia es Victoriosa!
Hi everyone!
So last week on Wednesday, Colombia beat Brazil in the Copa
América (soccer) and everyone went crazy! So we live just minutes from the
border with Brazil, and during the game, they had to close the border to keep
everyone safe. My house is built on the side of the International Avenue, the
road that goes to Brazil, and after Colombia won, EVERYONE got on their motorcycle
and started riding back and forth, honking and beeping and screaming! It is
unbelievable how important soccer is to the people here. Luckily, after a
little, it started to rain, so everybody went home so we could sleep haha.
On Thursday, I bought... Campells Chicken Noodle Soup! It is
weird, but there are lots of imported American foods here, and because I have
had a little bit of a cold, I decided to buy some. The only catch is that it is
$3 a can!
On Friday, we took the journey to Kilometros to visit the
A family. So what happens is that the first time that we went to visit
them, earlier in the day, the song "Careless Whisper" got in my head,
so I started singing it in the shower, and when I got out I realized that my
companion was singing it to, and then when we got to the appointment, the mom's
phone rang, and it was that song! So in the next appointment, we told her about
that, and when we got there on Friday, we were walking up to the house, and
they started blasting that song! It was super cool, I know them a such a short
time, and love them so much. They really believe that Joseph Smith was a
prophet, and they like the Book of Mormon. Their biggest challenge is going to
church; we will be working to see what we can do.
On Saturday, we went to a family that lives near Kilometer
12; it was like 50 minutes from our house riding bikes! We went over 15 miles
riding bikes that morning haha. And we had a cool English class!
Sunday was... Fathers Day! Happy Fathers Day to the best Dad
in the world! I love you Dad, and I could never thank you enough for everything
that you have done for me! After church, we went to an eternal investigator's
house to eat father's day cake haha. S and J were both at church
today, and J is getting ready to be baptized this Saturday!
Yesterday, we had fun playing soccer with some members and
the missionaries from Brazil (one is Elder S's cousin, how crazy is
that!) And then, when we were going to a museum, Elder S's bike chain
fell off, and while we were stopped we saw ex Elder A on the side of the
road! He finished his mission last week, and came down with his family! It was
pretty cool to see him again.
I love the mission with all of my heart, it is the best
opportunity in the world to serve our Savior Jesus Christ. I wish you all a
great week!
Elder Toombs
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